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#887FAC

Lilac · medium cool purple

About #887FAC

With the hex code #887FAC, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 50% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Lilac and Slate Gray — a ΔE of 19.3 — followed by Slate Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A3AC7F, a sage shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 5.68:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red136
Green127
Blue172

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 19.3
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 19.6
Steel Blue
#4682B4 · ΔE 19.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #887FAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #887FAC.
3.70:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #887FAC.
5.68:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #887FAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#887FAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7585AE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#7584AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#81868F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #887FAC?

With the hex code #887FAC, this is a medium purple with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 50% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #887FAC?

Use black text. Black on #887FAC has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #887FAC?

Its complementary colour is #A3AC7F, and analogous partners are #7F8DAC and #9F7FAC.